Paint brush

ABSTRACT

A paint brush comprising bristles set endwise in a clamp, the clamp being adjustably secured within the sides of a yoke, a plurality of threaded apertures disposed about the yoke and a handle threadedly secured in one of the apertures.

United States Patent Marino et al.

PAINT BRUSH Inventors: Frank Marino, 1593 Wales Ave., Baldwin, NY. 11510; Thomas D. Hadnagy, 17 Briar Lane, Roslyn Heights, NY. 11577 Filed: Mar. 1, 1974 Appl. No.: 447,063

US. Cl lS/l44 A; 15/145; 403/4 Int. C1. A46B 5/00; B25G 1/06; B25G 3/30 Field of Search 15/144 R, 144 A, 145, 146,

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 5/1871 Dunaway 15/144 R UX 3/1896 Davenport 151144 R 1451 Dec. 30, 1975 2,278,283 3/1942 Raptis 15/144 A 2,581,141 1 1952 Raptis...

2,680,032 6/1954 McClenahan 15/122 x FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS 1,151,411 8/1957 France 15/144 R 334,379 10/1903 France 403/4 94,500 8/1959 Norway 15/202 128,518 2/1902 Germany 15/146 Primary ExaminerDaniel Blum [57] ABSTRACT A paint brush comprising bristles set endwise in a clamp, the clamp being adjustably secured within the sides of a yoke, a plurality of threaded apertures disposed about the yoke and a handle threadedly secured in one of the apertures.

2 Claims, 6 Drawing Figures U.S. Patent Dec. 30, 1975 PAINT BRUSH BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to paint brushes and in particular to an improved paint brush construction.

As is well known, the conventional paint brush consists of a number of bristles to which a handle is rigidly connected. The handle usually extends parallel to the orientation of the bristles although brushes with offset handles are available to aid in painting hard to reach surfaces such as certain corners, etc.

It is the principal object of the present invention to provide a paint brush handle which may be moved between any of several orientations.

A further object is to provide a paint brush wherein the bristles are removable from the handle so as to facilitate cleaning of the brush and reduce the replacement cost when the brush bristles become spent.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The above and other beneficial objects and advantages are attained by providing a paint brush comprising a plurality of bristles, means including a yoke for positively retaining one end of the bristles, a plurality of interchangeable handle receiving means disposed about the yoke and a handle removably secured to one of the receiving means.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference is now made to the drawings wherein the present invention is illustrated and wherein similar components bear the reference numeral throughout the several views.

In FIG. 1, a paint brush is depicted comprising a brush portion 12 and handle portion 14. Brush portion 12 comprises a plurality of bristles which may be either artificial or natural depending on the type of paint with which the brush is to be used. In this connection, nylon or other polyester brush heads are commonly used with latex base paints while natural bristle brush heads are usually used with oil base paints. Handle 14 has one end 16 secured to a yoke 18 affixed to the brush. The other end of handle 14 terminates in a suitably contoured hand piece 20.

Yoke 18 comprises a U-shaped band having generally parallel sides 22, an arcuate section 24 extending between the sides and an open top end. One end of the bristles of brush 20 are securely retained in a clamp 26 the width of which is substantially equal to the space between the opposed sides of the yoke. A threaded pin 28 extends through the clamp. The pin has an enlarged knob 30 at one end and a threaded section 32 at the opposite end. One end of yoke 18 has an enlarged hole therein and the other end has a threaded hole so that pin 28 may be passed through one side of the yoke and clamp to engage the other side of the yoke and thereby secure the brush 12 to the handle. The clamp 26 and bristles therein may thus be adjusted to lie in the plane of the yoke or in angular relationship therewith.

A plurality of threaded openings 34 are spaced along yoke 18. The openings are each threaded to mate with the threaded end 16 of handle 14. This enables the handle to be secured to any of the openings thereby permitting the angle between the handle and brush to be varied as required for any particular painting application.

In FIGS. 3 through 6 an alternate embodiment of the paint brush of the present invention is depicted. In this embodiment, the ends of the bristles of brush 12 are secured by a clamp member 38. The bottom surface 40 of clamp member 38 is dovetailed in cross section. A receiving member 42 is provided with a dovetailed recess 44 designed to mate with and receive the dovetailed surfaces of clamp 38 in a sliding engagement. The receiving member 42 has a hole 46 therein designed to receive a pin 28 in the manner previously described.

The advantage of the second embodiment over the first embodiment is that the brush 12 may readily be removed from the receiving member to facilitate cleaning. Also, if the brush becomes spent, all that need be replaced is the brush member and clamp 38.

As with the principal embodiment, the yoke 18 of this alternate embodiment includes a plurality of threaded holes 34 therein to permit the handle to be fastened to the yoke in a desired orientation.

Thus, in accordance with the above, the aforementioned objectives are effectively attained.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed 1s:

1. A paint brush comprising: a plurality of bristles; clamp means securing said plurality of bristles at one end thereof; a U-shaped yoke having opposed generally parallel spaced sides, an arcuate section of said yoke connecting said sides; screw means operatively associated with said sides and said clamp means for removably securing said clamp means to said yoke between said sides in variable angular relationship; a plurality of identical threaded openings formed in said arcuate section; a handle and a threaded end of said handle for selective threaded engagement of said handle with one of the threaded openings of said plurality said screw means being an elongated pin which passes between and through said sides, and said clamp means is provided with a pin receiving opening through which said pin is passed.

2. A paint brush in accordancewith claim 1 in which the openings formed in said arcuate section define a handle receiving plane and said screw means lie in the plane so defined. 

1. A paint brush comprising: a plurality of bristles; clamp means securing said plurality of bristles at one end thereof; a U-shaped yoke having opposed generally parallel spaced sides, an arcuate section of said yoke connecting said sides; screw means operatively associated with said sides and said clamp means for removably securing said clamp means to said yoke between said sides in variable angular relationship; a plurality of identical threaded openings formed in said arcuate section; a handle and a threaded end of said handle for selective threaded engagement of said handle with one of the threaded openings of said plurality said screw means being an elongated pin which passes between and through said sides, and said clamp means is provided with a pin receiving opening through which said pin is passed.
 2. A paint brush in accordance with claim 1 in which the openings formed in said arcuate section define a handle receiving plane and said screw means lie in the plane so defined. 